Vulnerability in Arm Valhall GPU Kernel Driver
CVE-2022-33917
An issue was discovered in the Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver (Valhall r29p0 through r38p0). A non-privileged user can make improper GPU processing operations to gain access to already freed memory.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (34.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 35th percentile — 34.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000
Affected products
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- developer.arm.com/Arm Security Center/Mali GPU Driver Vulnerabilities (Vendor Advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/168147/Arm-Mali-CSF-VMA-Split-Mishandling.html (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-33917?
- CVE-2022-33917 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Arm Valhall GPU Kernel Driver. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-08-02.
- How severe is CVE-2022-33917?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-33917 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.